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Raw: Aerial footage of Kaeo flooding

An nzherald.co.nz reader's video of flooding in Kaeo. Courtesy YouTube/mrmaca

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McCain blasts 'half-baked, spurious nationalism'

Arizona Senator John McCain called isolationist politics 'half-baked, spurious nationalism,' and said abandoning America's role as a world leader would be 'unpatriotic.' Source: AP

Fisher & Paykel machines have a secret

Fisher & Paykel machines are able to play New Zealand's national anthem.

Winston Peters stand-up after today's board meeting

Winston Peters stand-up after their board meeting concluded in Wellington. Credit: Mark Mitchell

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Doesn't get anymore embarrassing than this!

Martin Guptill opens up on the pressures of the game.